Travel: Kamay Ni Hesus in Lucban Quezon
Since today is Holy Thursday, I decided to put up this post about our travel year ago to probably one of the famous pilgrimage destinations in the Philippines, the Kamay ni Hesus Shrine in Lucban, Quezon. The shrine is a healing center built under the initiative of Fr. Joseph Ayala Faller, a well-known healing priest. A healing mass is conducted at the chapel every Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:30AM. We went there on a Wednesday but unfortunately, we arrived there past noon so we weren't able to attend the healing mass. As soon as you enter the vicinity, it would be impossible to miss this amazing view of the hill where the 50-ft status of the Ascending Christ is erected. I am not a fan of walking, much more climbing, so it was really a big challenge for me. It was also around 1pm when we started the trekking the Way of the Cross going up the hill so imagine the torturing heat of the sun plus the humid air. It felt like we were in a sauna. But ...